Thank you for all the comments and the likes. It has certainly been a lot of fun so far. It has also been a bit of a learning process as well. I never really thought of a diorama as a narrative. I have tended to place figures and vehicles around the board without really being conscious of the diorama builder's capacity to be a storyteller. The ALH diorama, which only needs the addition of the final five horsemen, is a large narrative comprised of many small stories, a quality I was almost oblivious to in terms of how I saw the diorama evolving. I would like to think I will be able to apply this lesson to my own much, much smaller dios.
Another interesting issue that will need to be resolved is how to use them as a teaching resource. The Museum's placement in a school means that of the first 3000 people to view the dioramas and the associated displays, 1500 of them will be students. We will need to think about didactics and where these are placed and how they are constructed. We will also need to link anything we do to the experience of Old Boys to ensure a local relevance. The youngest students will be 10 and the oldest 17 so we will also need to bear that in mind. It has been very rewarding so far. I would recommend the experience if a similar opportunity comes your way!
